Street in Warsaw
The Stanów Zjednoczonych Avenue [ a] is a street in the city of Warsaw , Poland , in the district of Praga-Południe . It stretches from the Łazienkowski Bridge to Wiatraczna Roundabout , and is part of the Łazienkowska Thoroughfare .[ 1]
Name
The road is named after the United States, which in Polish are known as Stany Zjednoczone .[ 1] [ 2]
Layout and characteristics
It is dual carriageway with each side having 3 lanes. Both sides are separated by the strip of greenery.[ 1] On both sides of the road are located bike paths .[ 3]
The road has the status of the county road . Its portion from the Łazienkowski Bridge to Ostrobramska Street had the designation number 5527W. The rest of the road does not have such designations.[ 4] It is a part of the Łazienkowska Thoroughfare .[ 1]
History
Stanów Zjednoczonych Avenue was built in the 1920s, ending at Saska Street . In 1974, it was extended to Wiatraczna Roundabout on one end, and to Łazienkowski Bridge on the other.[ 1]
From the 1970s to 1985, the portion of the road from the Łazienkowski Bridge to Ostrobramska Street was part of the international road E8 .[ 5] From 1985 to 2013, it was part of the national road 2 and the European route E30 .[ 6] [ 7]
In 2015, on both sides of the road were built bike paths .[ 3]
Notable objects near the road
Citations
Notes
^ Polish : Aleja Stanów Zjednoczonych , literally: United States Avenue
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